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Sunday, February 05, 2012 2:24 GMT

Stories by Thalif Deen

IPS UN Bureau Chief Thalif Deen covers political, economic and social issues, including human rights, poverty, population, children, gender empowerment, peacekeeping, disarmament and sustainable development. A winner of the Bronze medal for excellence in UN reporting awarded by the UN Correspondents' Association, he has covered the world body since the late 1970s.

How the U.S. Manipulates Key U.N. Appointments
by Thalif Deen
When Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon announces his new team of senior officials shortly, his appointments will be based not only on merit but also on demands made by the five big powers - the United States, Britain, France, China and Russia - as well as key donors who sustain U.N. agencies through voluntary contributions.

Egypt Follows Israel, Eyeing U.S. Aid Without Pre-Conditions
by Thalif Deen
The United States, the largest provider of military aid to Israel, has rarely, if ever, succeeded in using its leverage to get the Jewish state to abandon its continued repression of Palestinians or halt illegal settlements in occupied territories.

Soviet-Armed Iraq Switches Allegiance to U.S. Weapons Systems
by Thalif Deen
As the United States withdraws the last of its 50,000 troops after a nearly nine-year military occupation of Iraq, visiting Iraqi President Nuri al-Maliki had one final request: billions of dollars worth of U.S. weapons for his ragtag armed forces.

US-EU
Economic Crisis Threatens Global Recession, U.N. Warns
by Thalif Deen
The United Nations Thursday reaffirmed a lingering fear haunting Western capitals: the world economy is teetering on the brink of another major downturn and heading towards a global economic recession.

U.S. Arms Bahrain While Decrying Russian Weapons in Syria
by Thalif Deen
Peeved at Russia's Security Council veto derailing a Western- sponsored resolution against Syria last week, U.S. Ambassador Susan Rice implicitly accused the Russians of protecting the beleaguered government of President Bashar al-Assad primarily to safeguard their lucrative arms market in the Middle Eastern country.

U.S. Move to Block Palestine in UNESCO Doomed to Fail
by Thalif Deen
Despite a slim chance of diplomatic victory, the United States is leading a doomed, mostly Western attempt to block Palestinian membership in the U.N. Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO).

U.S. Veto Could Derail Palestine as New U.N. Member State
by Thalif Deen
If the General Assembly is called upon to recognise Palestine as a new sovereign nation state, the resolution is expected to garner the required two-thirds majority among the 192 members in the world body, come September.

U.N. Experts Push for Details on Bin Laden Operation
by Thalif Deen
Was last week's killing of an unarmed Osama bin Laden in his hideout in Pakistan legitimate self-defence, justified homicide or extra-judicial execution?

Civil Society Challenges Nuclear Deterrence Doctrine
by Thalif Deen
As the world's nuclear powers continue to drag their collective feet, stalling all attempts at nuclear disarmament, a group of peace activists and civil society organisations is vigourously challenging the long-held myth of &com;nuclear deterrence&com;.

Egypt's U.S.-Armed Military in Transitory Commanding Role
by Thalif Deen
When embattled Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak reluctantly called it quits after more than two weeks of mass demonstrations against his 30-year-old authoritarian regime, he temporarily turned over the country to an institution trained, armed and nurtured by the United States: the 350,000- strong military.

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